WOMEN FEAR ATTACK OF A MANIAC sept 2 armed with shot guns and revolvers the misses birdie and jennie walker ot walkers mill about ten miles southwest of pittsburg are guarding against an expected at tacit from an escaped maniac against whom they testified when he for murder in this city february ath two hundred farmers and miners are aiding county detectives joseph kohen and robert in their hunt tor the fugitive two blood hounds are also on the trail thomas 0 russel the fugitive escaped from the insane department at the county home woodville late friday night and has been hunted ever sines he was sighted for the first time about 9 tonight within yards of the walker farm several searchers started in pursuit but th fugitive escaped in the woods and i thought to be either hiding in tha brush or an abandoned coal mine the cherry hill mine Is being guarded as some of the searchers believe ha has taken refuge there